Healthy Food -- Part 3

Setting: It's evening, and Max is explaining to Mom why he doesn't want to go to bed right now.
Mom: "Why don't you want to go to bed, Sweetie?"
Max: "'Cause I'm scared."
Mom: "Of what?"
Max: "Of monsters."
Mom: "Max, so what are the three coping strategies we talked about?" (yes, she really said that)
Max: "I can sing, I can pray, ...."
Mom: "..right, and you can talk to Maize"
Max: "OR...I can tell the monsters to GO AWAY!"
Mom: "Right."
Max: "GO AWAY OR I'LL EAT YOU UP!"
Mom (startled): "What do monsters taste like?"
Max (pondering): "Well, I suppose monsters are not healthy food."